stock option, n.
a benefit given by a company to an employee in the form of an option to buy stock in the company at a discount or at a fixed price
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stock option
sample sentences
"stock options are not much use as an incentive if the price at which they can be exercised is out of reach"
semantic pointers
hypernym
the right to buy or sell a stock at a specified price within a stated period
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stock option